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band concert,” Drake said. Other marketing efforts include letters from alumni to prospective students, college-specific visit days and Future Panther Friday, which is tailored specifically to the prospective student’s interests. James Hull, vice president for workforce solutions/community education, said Lake Land College has created partnerships with 30 high schools offering 233 dual credit programs and teaches 7,000 inmates a year through a correctional office partnership. Hull said Lake Land ended 2016 with a balanced budget, even with only half of its normal state funding by eliminating staff positions and cutting expenses by 27%. “Lake Land weathered the budget storm because the staff have stepped up to the plate and focused on maintaining an exceptional quality of education,” Hull said. Chris Long, Charleston resident, said Griffin’s presentation on Eastern’s economic impact was especially interesting, as were the mayor’s updates.

The Council on Academic Affairs approved 22 items on its agenda Thursday, including its recommendations to President David Glassman concerning program elimination and reorganization, as well as revisions and additions to the catalog. The CAA voted 7-0 with two abstentions to approve its recommendations to Glassman for prog r a m s d o c u m e n t e d i n Provo s t Blair Lord’s letter to the Academic Program Elimination or Reorganization Review Committee. The CAA also unanimously approved a new bachelor’s in neurobiology, a collaboration between the psychology, biological sciences, mathematics and computer sciences, and chemistry departments. Finally, the Council approved revisions and additions to the catalog for the music department, the department of family and consumer sciences, and the biological sciences department. The CAA recommended that the administration retain the bachelor’s degree in philosophy, reorganize the bachelor’s degree in Africana studies and put the bachelor’s degree in adult and community education on hiatus, following an independent review of the programs documented in Lord’s letter to APERC. Also, the council cited CAA bylaws in a letter to Glassman as grounds for supplying the recommendations. According to a letter from the CAA addressed to Glassman that included its recommendations, “As per CAA bylaws (VII.A.1.a.2.), ‘ The Council on Academic Affairs shall have the responsibility and authority for making recommendations to the President relative to: addition, deletion, or revision of all undergraduate programs other than teacher preparation programs…” The CAA’s recommendations come as APERC submits its report opposing elimination or reorganization of the bachelor’s degree in philosophy to the provost Friday. The council unanimously voted to approve two new neurobiology courses for the biological sciences department, as well as revisions of the biological sciences major and minor and a new neurobiology major. John H. Mace, psychology department chairman, said his field is trending toward neuroscience.

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The organization Young Americans for Liberty educated students in the Library Quad on, Thursday, March 9th about their constitutional rights in terms of the First Amendment. Turning Point USA is starting a chapter that will bring free speech and limited government values to campus. It is said that 12.5% of college campus’ have restrictions of free speech. RSO’s have to get permission before doing anything on campus, which is a violation of freedom of speech. These organizations are trying to educate college campus’ and recruit as many people as they can.

“Our Town” community Breakfast offers updates on impact study, new businesses By Kalyn Hayslett Editor-in-Chief | @DEN_news Over 240 Coles County residents received updates on Eastern’s economic impact, its new marketing efforts and new local retail businesses during the “Our Town” community breakfast Thursday morning. Attendees read along as Angela Griffin, president of Coles Together, presented a statistic in the impact study. “Student spending in Coles County is $8.6 million for every 1,000 students enrolled at EIU,” the study said. “It’s one thing to let the folks in the community and the region know what kind of impact Eastern is having in their lives. It’s another thing to show the state of Illinois policy makers’ return on investment they are receiving for the investment they give to Eastern,” Griffin said in a previous interview. Angela Griffin, president of Coles Together, said in an interview the Eastern Illinois University Economic Impact Study planning began 11 months ago, and the bud-

get impasse accelerated the process while introducing another target audience. “This will help the people who live in our community understand the economic impact Eastern has, and maybe that understanding will lead to a better experience for the students who are temporary citizens in our community,” Griffin said. Whether the person is from Mattoon or Charleston, it is important to realize that everyone is affected by Eastern, Griffin said. “It’s a fair statement to say that most people that live in this community – if not directly – are only a few degrees removed from positive impacts that are created by Eastern,” Griffin said. Coles Together is the economic development organization that helps recruit new businesses and helps with current manufacturers, including development manufacturing, warehouse distribution and advanced technology. The statistics were created using two software applications, Regional Economic Modeling, Inc. and Commuting Pattern Data. “We can have faith in the base-

line numbers because these are companies that have provided this service for decades to all kinds of institutions,” Griffin said, “It’s a reliable method to predict the impact and economic development projects or an institution like Eastern.” Both software programs provide baseline data that is collected from the census and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. “Information like this helps me tell the story of Coles County; it helps me recruit businesses to the county,” Griffin said. “I hope it will generate an even stronger connection or affinity to and for the university by the people who live in this region,” Griffin said. Lynette Drake, interim associate vice president for student affairs, said to combat Eastern’s low enrollment, a new marketing firm will be selected and more focused visit days are in effect. “15,000 prospective students expressed interest in Greek life, and every one of those 15,000 students received further information about the March 31 Greek visit day. They will receive free tickets to the air

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders drove their longpromised legislation to dismantle Barack Obama’s health care law over its first big hurdles in the House on Thursday and claimed fresh momentum despite cries of protest from right, left and center. After grueling all-night sessions, the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees both approved their portions of the bill along party-line votes. The legislation, strongly supported by President Donald Trump, would replace the tax penalties for the uninsured under Obama’s Affordable Care Act with a conservative blueprint likely to cover far fewer people but, Republicans hope, increase choice.

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lation would go to the Senate and, they hope, on to Trump’s desk. The president has promised to sign it, declaring over Twitter on Thursday, “We are talking to many groups and it will end in a beautiful picture!” Yet at the same time the president is leaving himself a political out, privately telling conservative leaders that if the whole effort fails, Democrats will ultimately shoulder the blame for the problems that remain. That’s according to a participant in the meeting Wednesday who spoke only on condition of anonymity to relay the private discussion. Democrats reject that notion, and the entire GOP effort.

US troops aiding Kurdish fighters BEIRUT (AP) — A Kurdishled force fighting the Islamic State group with the support of U.S. troops will close in on the extremists’ de facto capital Raqqa within a few weeks, but the battle for the city will be difficult, a U.S. military official said Thursday. Air Force Col. John Dorrian said the U.S. force consisting of a couple of hundred Marines that arrived in the region south of the Syrian-Turkish border on Wednesday will not have any frontline roles but will provide artiller y fire to support the advance of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic

Forces. The deployment reflects Washington’s deeper involvement in Syria under the administration of President Donald Trump and thrusts the U.S. further into a difficult diplomatic entanglement. Dorrian told The Associated Press by telephone that the U.S.backed force will close in on Raqqa within a few weeks and warned that the battle for the city will likely be difficult as the extremists are well dug in. He said a complicating factor is that the U.S. does not have a partner government to work with in Syria as is the case in Iraq.

The U.S. already had some 500 advisers working with the Syrian Democratic Forces in addition to a force of 400 that arrived more recently, Dorrian said. He said the troops include U.S. Army Rangers already in Syria. The SDF, a coalition of Kurdish, Arab and Christian fighters, has been the most effective force fighting IS in Syria. The SDF has been on the offensive in the Raqqa area since November under the cover of airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition with the aim of eventually besieging the city before storming it.

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The vote in Ways and Means came before dawn, while the Energy and Commerce meeting lasted past 27 hours as exhausted lawmakers groped for coffee refills, clean shirts and showers. Angry Democrats protested that Republicans were acting in the dead of night to rip insurance coverage from poor Americans. But Republican leaders sounded increasingly confident that, after seven years of empty promises about undoing Obama’s law, they might finally be able to overcome their own deep divisions and deliver a bill to Trump to sign. Leaders are aiming for passage by the full House in the next couple of weeks, and from there the legis-

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President Trump issues response to CIA leak WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Sean Spicer says President Donald Trump has “grave concern” about the release of classified material and believes the systems at the CIA are outdated. Spicer was responding Thursday to questions about WikiLeaks’ disclosure of thousands of documents that it says reveals details of the CIA’s cyberespionage toolkit. The disclosure by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to be discussed at the president’s meeting later Thursday with CIA Director Mike Pompeo (pahmPAY’-oh). Spicer also denounced Assange for his previous release of classified material, saying he has undermined U.S. national security in the past. Spicer says he leaves it to the Justice Department to comment on its “disposition of him.”

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Twelve school buildings will see electrical outages over the course of five days during spring break. The outages will also affect Thomas and Taylor Halls’ dining centers and chillers. Electrical foreman Chris Bartlett said the purpose of the outages is to test circuit breakers over the course of the week. He said he and his team of six electricians will turn off the switches for the first time in three years. Bartlett’s team cleans and tests the circuits annually during spring break. They divide the affect ed buildings into three groups and test one group a year, meaning the buildings impacted this year will not be tested again until the 2020 spring break. “You don’t want to let the equipment sit idle for too long before you look at it again,” Bartlett said. The three-year rotation period allows Bartlett and his electrician team to inspect every major build-

ing on campus, all but the smaller buildings such as the Booth House or the Linder House. “We try to take it one circuit at a time,” Bartlett said. Each building used to be inspected once every two years instead of three, but budget cuts forced Bartlett’s team to extend the time it takes to inspect each circuit. Instead of looking at three or four buildings in one day, they must now look at the same amount over the course of two days, owing to a limited number of people on the team. Bartlett once employed 11 electricians, but because of the state budget impasse, he had to lay off nearly half of them and must now make do with only six. Bartlett said the outages should not impact electrical devices should students decide to leave them plugged in over the break. “It would be no different than having a storm blow through,” Bartlett said.

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A haunted house in Ashmore will be the site of two sleepover events from 9 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday and 9 p.m. Saturday to 9 a.m. Sunday. The building is located east of Charleston on Illinois Route 16, at 22645 E. Co. Rd. 1050 N. in Ashmore. Tickets are $75 per person for the Friday night sleepover and $99 for the Saturday night sleepover. Ghost Hunts USA, who hosts the event, recommends on their Facebook event page that guests bring an air mattress, pillows and plenty of blankets, as the building has no heat .Ashmore Estates has been featured on paranormal investigation television shows such as the Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures” and SyFy’s “Ghost Hunters.” The building was erected in 1916 as a poorhouse until 1959, when it was repurposed as a private mental health facility. The facility closed in 1986 and was abandoned for 20 years until it opening as a haunted house in 2006. The News can be reached at 581-2812 or dennewsdesk@gmail.com.

Fundraiser to benefit wild turkey conservation Staff Report A banquet to raise funds for wild turkey conservation will begin 6 p.m. Friday at the VFW in Charleston at 1821 20th St. According to a press release, the Embarras chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will spon-

sor the fundraiser. Tickets cost $65 for couples or $50 for singles and can be reserved by contacting Mike Elam at elams3@icloud.com or 217-3454660. In addition to the banquet, the fundraiser will have raffle games and bids for outdoor-themed prizes, such as “sporting art, unique hunting fire-

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Humor from childhood movies tops humor in other movies As I grow older, I have come to greatly appreciate the subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) adult humor in my childhood cartoons and movies. It is always entertaining to watch and rewatch cartoons such as The Rugrats or animated movies such as Disney’s Mulan, and catch innuendos that I missed as a child. The jokes range from Mulan ogling Gen. Shang when he takes off his shirt during training to the jokes made about Tommy Pickle’s family coming from a Jewish background. Of course, when I was a kid I laughed at all the jokes made in movies regardless of whether or not I fully understood them. Now, as an adult, clever humor masked with juvenile potty jokes and innuendos are a lot funnier than what is considered “adult” humor today. Do not get me wrong: I do find dirty humor funny, but nothing beats the ingenuity found in older children’s shows and movies. This includes the bizarre humor in early seasons of Spongebob, the pop culture references in The Fairly Odd Parents, and the situational irony in shows like Hey Arnold and Courage the Cowardly Dog. One of my favorite movies to re-watch is the 1999 animated movie The Iron Giant. It is the perfect combination of classic 2-D animation, a heartfelt storyline and humor that is funny to all ages. One of the scenes depicts the main protagonist, Hogarth Hughes saying grace at the dinner table with his mother. Meanwhile, a giant unattached hand from the iron giant is aimlessly roaming around the house while Hogarth’s mother remains ignorant to the situation. While his mother not noticing a giant robotic hand in her house is funny, Hogarth’s version of “saying grace” is undoubtedly one of the funniest and most relatable moments I have witnessed in any children’s animated movie. Hogarth makes long, exaggerated hand motions and ties his exclamations into his “prayer,” while trying to direct the hand outside the house without his mother noticing. The Iron Giant is filled with light-hearted jokes, delayed humor and physical comedy. These are all aspect found within many of my childhood TV shows and movies. This sort of innocent humor does not take much to get the punchline across, and it has become my favorite type of comedy. Maybe it is because the nostalgia bug bit me, but I believe that this sort of comedy is timeless, which is why it makes it so successful, even into my adult years. Angelica Cataldo is a junior journalism major. She can be reached at 581-2812 or amcataldo@eiu.edu.

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This spring break, balance work and rest Spring break is imminent now. Many people will be leaving for home or for vacation soon if they have not already. We have been looking forward to it for weeks now, as it will give us a welcome relief from the stresses of student life. Spring break is an excellent time to recharge your batteries and find the motivation to push through the final few weeks of the semester. You can also use it to work on schoolwork or on responsibilities that would otherwise be neglected. We at The News recommend a mixture of both these strategies, as pursuing either one too aggressively is unhealthy. Taking time off is essential to every student’s mental well-being. But it can be easy to take this too far and spend the entire break partying with friends or lounging on the couch and catching up on your favorite TV show. Either of these will likely lead to major disruptions in your sleep schedule, which will make the return to classes much more difficult. When you get back, you will also find that you do not have much time left be-

fore finals week to get done with all of your papers, projects and studying. But if you spend just a couple of undistracted hours each day working ahead (or catching up, as the case may be), you will find that you can actually get a lot done. For many people, mornings are ideal because they are at their peak energy and motivation. On the other hand, there are some people who have difficulty winding down and have a compulsive desire to fill breaks with activity. They are often the over-achievers in class and in extracurricular activities. Filling every day with activities can be mentally exhausting, however, and it can easily lead to burnout. Even a supposedly restful vacation can be stressful if you are overly concerned with planning out every moment of the day. We all need to take time out of our days to stop and do nothing, whether this means meditate or simply relax. If you cannot justify it any other way, realize that taking mental breaks, whether short ones throughout the day or longer ones throughout the year, will actually make you a more productive person in the long run.

It is sort of like exercise. You will never get stronger if you work out all day long. You will only break down the muscles in your body, never giving yourself a chance to rebuild the muscles stronger, and you will risk injury. Everyday activities are more difficult when you are sore from working out too much. Likewise, if you never give your mind a break – especially if you do not get adequate sleep – you will not be able to complete the most basic mental tasks with any efficiency. You may not notice how inefficient you are until you have actually returned to work after a break and find yourself working briskly. There is a reason businesses give their employees vacations and colleges give their students breaks. They know that they will return refreshed, motivated and efficient. So spend your time wisely, if for no other reason than because it will let you enjoy your well-deserved break guilt-free. The daily editorial is the majority opinion of the editorial board of The Daily Eastern News.

Break time about resetting, reconnecting For me, spring break will be a great chance to hit the reset button and regain my focus before going into the final weeks of the year. I should be honest—it does not seem like all that long ago that I returned to Eastern from the long winter break. Nonetheless, I am greatly looking forward to the chance to take a break. A much-needed chance to shut the school books and do a few things for myself and not for school or The Daily Eastern News. While I want to think that the break will be a chance to shut it off for a while, I know I will quickly find myself back in my books in some fashion. While I might not exactly be studying, I know I will be taking some time to prepare myself for the remainder of the school year while home on break. I will create a few tasks for myself to ensure I remain productive and stay focused. First on my to-do list for the break is to come up with a much more productive system of keeping my to-dos organized.

Justin Brown I have no problem creating a list of things I need to accomplish; my problem comes in being reminded of those tasks. I constantly find myself remembering I had something to do when it is too late. I have tried apps, but I either silence the notification or forget to schedule the reminder and nothing gets done. I have also tried using a pocket notepad and found it successful, but on a day-to-day basis, I was unable to find success when it came to the tasks farther out.

So, what is it you do to stay organized and never forget those things coming up? Feel free to drop me an email with suggestions. Other tasks I hope to accomplish over the break include a season or two of a Netflix series, or even catching some MLB.TV for an entire afternoon. That reminds me, I promised an old community college classmate I would meet up with him to catchup. See, I need to keep better notes. Oh, and by the way, I have a wife and two kids who I am sure have their own plans for me over the next week. Regardless of what the week ahead will throw at me, I am sure I will make the most of my time and be as prepared as ever when I pack the car back up next weekend to head back to Charleston for another few weeks of the daily grind. Justin Brown is a junior journalism major. He can be reached at 581-2812 or jlbrown@eiu.edu.

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EIU Pride, PFLAG promote LGBTQ equality By Brianna Welk Contributing Reporter | @WelkBrianna EIU Pride and the Charleston chapter of PFLAG are working together more this year to combat discrimination and make the campus a welcoming environment for all students. Charleston PFLAG, formerly known as Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, is a diverse group of allies from the surrounding area. Donna Hudson, one of the founding members and president of PFLAG, is concerned about the current political landscape. “This is a long time coming, and groups like Pride and PFLAG are more important than ever under this new ad-

ministration,” she said. Hudson said she became an ally because her oldest son identifies as gay and wants to help other parents find ways to support their children who experience the same kind of discrimination. The Charleston chapter of PFLAG is currently working to create an emergency fund for students who risk financial loss if they decide to come out to their families. A national study conducted by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network found that nine in 10 gender and sexual minority students experience some form of harassment while in school. Charleston PFLAG celebrated its

anniversary last October, and Hudson describes the group as natural allies to Eastern students. “We are really amazed at the terrific job Pride has done on this campus to make the EIU community more aware of the issues and make the campus a safer place,” Hudson said. Siobhan Doherty, freshman sociology major and vice president of Pride, agrees with Hudson that groups like Pride and PFLAG should be growing in this uncertain political climate. “The near future is rough legally, but despite all of what he (President Donald Trump) has said, he has brought so many different minority groups together, to fight not only for themselves but

for each other,” Doherty said. Doherty encourages allies to join. “You don’t have to identify (as a gender or sexual minority) and it’s totally confidential. Our role is to be active in advocating for all minorities,” Doherty said. Devin Andersen, freshman communication studies major, said he joined Pride because his significant other identifies as gender fluid. “Being an ally means you have an understanding for the community and support for the community, without identifying,” he said. EIU Pride conducts panels on campus and at the Charleston Library to share coming out stories and inform

people about issues facing the GSM community. Hudson said EIU Pride students are well-informed and generous with their time. The two groups have previously marched in Pride parades together and protested the notoriously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church. They both plan to protest again this spring when the traveling preacher Brother Jed and his followers return to campus. “We will continue working together to push equality forward,” said Hudson.

nitive from the neurological?” he asked. Jonelle DePetro, chair of the philosophy department, also expressed her concern that philosophy was not being included in the programs. “There is a neuroscience minor right now, and philosophy is a required component of the minor,” DePetro said. “I’m here because I didn’t learn until about ten minutes before CAA today that a new neuroscience program was coming forward and that philosophy wasn’t going to be a part of it.”

DePetro said the department was not presented with a rationale for philosophy’s omission from the new program. “This conversation we’re having, we should have had before this meeting today,” DePetro said. Mace said he believes the college curriculum committee has plans to change the neuroscience minor as well, and he later suggested that he had said too much about what was on the minds of the committee. Mace concluded his statements by saying this was a topic that needs further discus-

sion. The music department’s major, minor and course revisions — and two proposals for new courses — follow an accreditation review this fall by the National Association of Schools of Music. The music department’s self-study provided the department with valuable insight. Shellie Gregorich, music department chair, said the proposed courses would help the department to meet its accreditation standards. “ When any department goes up for accreditation, you general-

ly write a self-study where you essentially ask yourself a bunch of questions,” Gregorich said. “As we wrote the study, we came across things we could do to improve the curriculum.” The CAA approved also four course revisions for the department of family and consumer sciences, all of them nutrition courses.

“My cardiologist does not want me to eat it (Dunkin’ Donuts) but it is coming soon,” Gover said. Over the course of the year, 100 jobs were created from businesses like Copper Creek Cottage memor y care center, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Harbor Freight Tools and Fujiyama Japanese Steakhouse, Gover said. “Some good things are hap -

pening in Mattoon,” Gover said. “What’s good for Charleston is good for Mattoon – we work together.” Charleston Mayor Brandon Combs said in 2016 Gavina Graphics created 12 jobs, Domino’s Pizza 30 jobs, and Aldi 10 jobs, along with 55 jobs at a new living facility and more at Windy City Pizza and 18th Street Garden

Stop. A worst and first map was used to identify the worst sidewalks and the first that need to be fixed; about 1.6 miles of sidewalk were replaced last year, Combs said. Tourism advisory board member Brendan Lynch was recognized for helping improve the bike trail surrounding Lake Charleston. Charleston police officers were

recognized for handling altercations peacefully and city council board members for exceptional service. “I did not inherit the best thriving community, but the people in this city made a bleak time a bright time,” Combs said.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 “Going back about ten years, psychology departments nationally – and probably internationally by now – have begun to offer degrees in neurobiology at the undergraduate level,” Mace said. Gary Aylesworth, a CAA member and philosophy professor, expressed his concern that changes for the interdisciplinary neuroscience minor Eastern offers, which incorporates philosophy, may also be ahead. Aylesworth stressed the importance of philosophy in neuroscience. “How do you separate the cog-

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Men’s tennis faces Dayton, Wright St. By Dillan Schorfheide Men’s Tennis Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern men’s tennis team has battled through the spring season, starting slow and facing many challenges along the way. Now, riding a three-game losing streak, the team travels to Dayton, Ohio to end their nonconference play before the start of the conference schedule. Eastern will play an Dayton University (8-7) Friday beginning at 5 p.m. The Flyers (8-7) are riding a three-game winning streak while the Panthers come in with a three-game losing streak. Dayton has defeated both Saint Louis University (7-0), and Illinois State University (4-0) this season, both SLU (6-1) and ISU (5-2) beat Eastern this season. Dayton also defeated IUPUI 4-2 who beat Eastern 6-1. Eastern holds a 3-2 series advantage over Dayton. Eastern will also face the Wright State Raiders, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Wright State (2-10) is having a similar season to Eastern (2-11). The Raiders are coming

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Junior Jared Woodson defeated Missouri-St. Louis' Nathan Pinto 6-2, 6-2 on Oct. 2, 2016, at the Darling Courts.

off a 6-1 loss to Ball State who swept Eastern 7-0 earlier this season. Eastern owns the series over Wright State at 3-0. Despite Easterns three-game losing streak, the team hopes to carry over a few positives from last weekend’s sets. In its last match of the weekend Eastern lost by one point (4-3) to Chicago State. Junior Jared Woodson, freshmen Marko Stefan Janjusic and Ferdinand Ammer all won mathces. Woodson picked up his third win of the season and Ammer picked up his second. Janjusic (6-7) currently has the best singles record on Eastern’s roster. After his win last week, he said it felt great to get the win, but winning as a team feels much better and that is what the team is striving for. He also said the team needs to continue working on what is has been all semester. Head coach Samuel Kercheval echoed Janjusic and added the team is talking about staying positive and continuing on the path they are on. Dillian Schorfheide can be reached at 581-2812 or dtschorfeide@eiu.edu.

Women’s tennis aims to reestablish winning ways By Parker Valentine Women’s Tennis Reporter | @DEN_Sports

The Panthers women’s tennis team has a long journey ahead of them for the next two meets of the 2017 spring season. The Panthers head to Des Moines, Iowa beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday to take on Drake University. The Bulldogs come in to the weekend with a record of 5-4 and 4-2 at home. The Bulldogs team is a mixed bunch, consisting of three juniors, two sophomores, and a freshman.

Despite none of the coach Emily Wang’s Panthers having experience against Drake, the coach said preparation for the match will be the same as any other week. After missing last weekend’s match, junior Grace Summers is listed as probable for weekend sets. The Panthers will get a short break after the meet at Drake to enjoy Spring Break. They do not compete again until the Friday, March 17 at Jacksonville State. The Gamecocks come in to the meet with a record of 3-7, dropping six straight meets after going 2-1 in their first three meets.

The Gamecocks bring a young roster to the matchup with four freshmen, and one senior and junior. The Panthers have found consistent success against the Gamecocks defeating them in all three of their most recent spring meets. No Panthers on this years roster have been defeated by the Gamecocks during the spring season. Senior Kelly Iden, sophomores Abby Carpenter and Shristi Slaria, and Summers all registered singles victories in the teams’ last meeting during the 2016 season. Senior Kamile Stadalninkaite notched a dou-

bles win with partner Srishti Slaria. Summers and Iden both notched doubles wins as well. To get to the two meets over the next couple weeks, the Panthers will be on the road for a combined fourteen hours. They will have to get creative to avoid boredom and remain focused. “On long trips we watch movies and sing. This year we are planning on doing karaoke inside the van,” Stadalninkaite said. The Panthers first match is set to start at 10a.m. Friday, March 17 in Jacksonville. Parker Valentine can be reached at 581-2812 or pivalentine@eiu.edu.

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Panthers look for southern comfort By Maher Kawash Baseball Reporter | @DEN_Sports The Eastern baseball team has struggled to begin the season, but the strength of schedule is a big reason why. The Panthers open a three-game series at 6 p.m. Friday at Samford. It will be the first of seven straight games in the state of Alabama for Eastern, and it will be on the pitching staff again to limit its opponent. The Panthers’ struggles have come at the hands of a bullpen that has the talent but has run into some tough competition. Alex Stevenson is the man on the mound to begin the series Friday for Eastern, and he tries to echo his performance from the previous start. Stevenson is the lone pitcher on the team to earn a win this season for the 1-10 Panthers. Despite earning the lone win for the Panthers, Stevenson still comes in with a 10.24 earned run average (ERA) in three games pitched. His opponent comes in as one of the top arms on Samford’s squad, boasting an ERA under four and a 1-1 record in three appearances. The Panthers struck out 12 times in their last matchup against Missouri Tuesday and now face a pitcher in Mikhail Cazenave, who averages close to four strikeouts per game. Game two offers a matchup of veteran vs. youth with Eastern senior Michael McCormick facing off against the sophomore right-hander. McCormick has been one of the better arms on the Panthers this season but has struggled to earn a win. He comes in at 0-1 in three games with one of the lower ERA’s on the

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Junior Michael McCormick delivers a pitch Saturday, March 4 at Tointon Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan. McCormick (0-1, 5.14) starts the middle game of the weekend series for the Panthers.

team at 5.14. Eastern has not announced its starter for game three, but Samford will roll out a sophomore with an 0-2 record. The last time these two programs faced off was in the 2008 OVC Tournament, and the Panthers ran away with an 8-4 win in that one.

Eastern was limited to just one run against Missouri on Tuesday and now has a team batting average of just .205. Just four guys on the team boast an average of .250 or higher and only one, Joe Duncan, has played in every game this season. Dougie Parks will try to build off his impressive performance Tuesday

as the junior college transfer finished the game 2-for-4 at the plate while also scoring the lone run. Michael Starcevich and Brent Stephens also had solid performances in the loss at Missouri, combining to throw three scoreless innings of relief. The bullpen could use a similar performance this weekend when they take

on a Samford squad that holds a .286 team batting average. Following this three-game set the Panthers stay in the same state for a midweek matchup against the University of Alabama Tuesday. Maher Kawash can be reached at 581-2812 or mwkawash@eiu.edu.

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Eastern plays four games in two days as part of weekend tournament

Sophomore Alvaro Hernandez finished off an impressive start to the spring season with a sixth place finish at the Butler Spring Break tournament. Hernandez followed up his first round score of 73 with a 75 on Thursday to finish with an overall total of 148. In a highly competitive field, Hernandez finished just three strokes behind the leader and ended up in a tie for sixth. Hard work over the break from the fall season paid off in the first tournament back for Hernandez. “I’ve put a lot of work in during the off-season and I’m glad that it looks like it starts to pay off,” Hernandez said. Eastern finished seventh in the team standings with a two round total of 661. Romeo Perez moved up one spot after shooting an 81 on Thursday and finished in 35 with a total of 165. Kevin Altenberger and Alex Gowin finished in 44 and 45 with scores of 174 and 176. Altenberger improved his round score by 10 strokes on day two. Hernandez said the course was in good condition for golf on Wednesday and Thursday. “It was a little bit windier yesterday than today, but we can’t complain about anything with the conditions that we had,” Hernandez said. Kyle Gaines from Detroit was the first place finisher with a round of 74 to move him from second to first in day two. Butler’s Patrick Allgeier shot an impressive second round total of 70 to move up eight spots to finish in a tie for

second with Evansville’s Tyler Gray. RJ Batolomucci from High Point was the leader after day one, but a second round score of 77 dropped him to a tie for fourth with Butler’s Hunter Byram. Albany State’s Tyler Hanson tied for six with HernanAlvaro Hernandez dez and a three way tie for eighth place between Albany State’s Davis Vener, Detroit’s Spencer Lendzion and Evansville’s Matthew Ladd rounded out the top 10. Butler moved up an impressive four spots in the second round to win the Invitational. After shooting a 309 in round one, Butler shot a team score of 287 to finish with a total of 596. Evansville came in second with a total of 602. Albany State and Detroit finished tied for third with a two round total of 604. Southern Indiana finished six with 633, followed by Eastern (661), Chicago State (684) and Kentucky State (694). Eastern will be back in action on March 20-21 for the Missouri State Spring Tournament. Mark Shanahan can be reached at 581-2812 or mmshanahan@eiu.edu.

By Sean Hastings Sports Editor| @DEN_Sports Five out of the 10 wins the Eastern softball team has picked up this season have been by 10 runs or more. Despite two shutout losses to Lipscomb last weekend, Eastern has had little problems at the plate this season. Eastern has three of its starters hitting over .400 and one hitting .393. Freshman Mia Davis leads the team with a .442 average, freshman Haley Mitchell is batting .407 and sophomore Kayla Bear is hitting .406. Junior Taylor Monahan, in her first season as a regular starter, sports a .393 average. The pitching has been strong so far this season from juniors Michelle Rogers and Jessica Wireman. Wireman picked up two wins last weekend. Freshmen Allison Golic and Katie Grunert have also done well in their first year in college. As any team knows, hitters go into slumps and the runs are hard to come by. Pitching and defense will always have to be present to help win games. And that is what coach Kim Schuette and the team focus on. “Offense can come and go depending on a lot of different things,” Schuette said. “But we hope our pitching and defense can remain solid.” Of 68 total runs scored on the Panthers this season, 22 were unearned. Eastern is 10-8 this season and is slated for four games this weekend at the SEMO invite in Oxford, Ala. against Alabama A&M, Loyola-Chicago, Valparaiso and Samford. With conference play still two weeks away, Schuette has seen a lot of promise out of her young

squad and believes they have already learned a lot this year. Eastern’s 12-5 win over Valparaiso may look like a breeze, but it was anything but that. Eastern went down 5-0 quick and was able to pull off a late comeback scoring eight runs in the sixth inning. “(We were) down 5-0 and you could feel us coming,” Schuette said. “Then down 5-4 with 2 outs and two strikes in the bottom of the sixth and we ended up winning that game. “That might not always happen but the feeling amongst those 20 players was good to see at the beginning of March.” But the times Eastern’s bats fell flat is where they need to learn from and “iron out a few details.” During the shutout to Lipscomb, Eastern batters faced two tough pitchers who have combined for 13 wins on the season.

"Offense can come and go depending on a lot of different thigs." Kim Schuette, Head coach

“Specifically, we talked about battling a stronger pitcher to make sure we improve every inning and with each at bat,” Schuette said. “If our teammates ahead of us in the lineup are having trouble, then as the next batter ‘I really need to buckle down at the start of the at bat to see the ball early in the count and especially with two strikes.’” Last weekend in the two wins, everything was clicking for Eastern, scoring a combined 22 runs. Wireman pitched seven and two-thirds shutout innings in the two games and added 12 strikeouts. Sean Hastings can be reached at 581-2812 or smhastings@eiu.edu.